March 28, 2008 (vol. 118, iss. 123)

…Women's basketball advances in NIT Young, brash and loud Next up: In-state rivals Michigan State Sports, Page 8 Be Your Own Pet releases noisy, fun second album Arts, Page S ffiidiian aIt ONE-UN IGHTEE1(1 ARS N ED)TOR AL FREEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, March 28,2008 michigandailycom A BRIEF RESPITE STATE APPROPRIATIONS Senate OKs 3-percent hike nfundgin BENJI DELL/Daily A man walks underneath an arch near the Alumni Center during a rain...…

…2 - Friday, March 28, 2008 The malty taste of freedom Close the door. Turn down the music. Hide the Keystone Light. Many dorm residents know the routine when they hear a knock on the door after quiet hours. But for a brief period in the 1970s, students in the dorms lived without the fear of being busted by a wandering resident adviser. On Jan. 1, 1972, Michigan law- makers reduced the legal drink- ing age from 21 to 18, and for about seven y...…

…The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com Friday, March 28, 2008 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, March 28, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS Senate passes 3 percent funding hike BAGHDAD FUNDING From Page 1 Senate passed only one. trict includes North Campus, The bills went to a conference a member of the House Appro iolence continues to the state, and all of them are committee, eventually becom- priations committee. She sai recovering fr...…

…4-Friday, March 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIA( PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials leflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board.:All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views o...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 28, 2008 - 5 New 'rap-rock'group avoids genre's stigma Awkward youth Teen indie-punk group returns with a mature and coherent second album By SASHA RESENDE DailyArts Writer By BRIAN HAAGSMAN DailyArts Writer The combination of rap and rock can be dangerous. Turn-of-the-millennium bands like Limp Bizkit and Crazy Town are the warning label, displayingthe sheer mag- Why? nitude of musical ...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com LIBERTARIANS From Page 1 ertarians, we've really had a fantas- tic year," Plourde said. The group, which meets weekly, has brought eye-opening speak- ers to campus this year, including Kenyan journalist June Arunga, who gave a speech advocating free trade rather than foreign aid as a solution to poverty. In October, the group partnered with Students for Sensible Drug Policy to sponsor a speech by Grav- ...…

…0 8 - Friday, March 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a MICHIGAN 59, SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 45 STILL GOING Plenty of shots propel Blue to quarterfinals Wolverines take Lady Rams out of rhythm ByANTHONY OLIVEIRA Daily Sports Writer On most nights, even when the Wolverines win, the opposition attempts more shots than the Mich- igan women's basketball team. NOTEBOOK But for just the seventh time this season, the Wolverines outsh...…